In the Chui Gong Hall, Zhongshu Ling Lin Yuyang, Zhongshu Zuocheng Yu Ziqi, Zhongshu Youcheng Feng Yu and the eunuch Tong Xian all had a knowing smile on their faces as they listened to the long-awaited laugh.
Among recent generations of princes, His Highness is the only one who dares to laugh so unbridled in the Chui Gong Palace. However, everyone who heard this burst of laughter not only did not feel disgusted, but felt inexplicable nostalgia.
Three years...
Lin Yuyang put down the brush in his hand, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He looked at Yu Ziqi who also had the same emotion, with a thick smile on his face.
Three years ago, His Highness the Eighth Prince, who caused a lot of headaches, has now become a famous commander of the Wei Dynasty with great merits. Even the famous Chu State officials such as Lord Chu Shouling Jingshe and others cannot defeat His Highness.
What is even more commendable is that after making such astonishing feats, His Highness still maintains an innocent heart...
Yes, innocent heart.
Lin Yuyang and Yu Ziqi looked at each other and snickered secretly.
Because they noticed that at this moment, the king of their Wei Kingdom was staring at His Highness with a gloomy expression.
This scoundrel... must have done it on purpose!
Looking down at the drop of ink on the memorial that made Emperor Wei extremely angry, and then looking at his son with a bright smile in front of him, Emperor Wei was furious.
To be fair, it seems that this bad son assisted King Lu Xi of Qi in conquering Chu and achieved a great victory. It stands to reason that the Emperor of Wei should organize a triumphal ceremony with gongs and drums, not only to commend the son in front of him, but also to take this opportunity.
Opportunity to improve the court's prestige in the eyes of the common people.
However, since the son showed no interest in this in the past two times and even failed to cooperate with the court's arrangements time and time again, Emperor Wei was too lazy to care about this kind of thing anymore.
Because he knew very well that no matter how grand he ordered things to be, the scoundrel in front of him would only trample his good intentions under his feet and sneak into the palace secretly like this time, just to scare him and give him a
"surprise".
Thanks to this, Emperor Wei felt "shocked" personally, but "happy". Looking at the dazzling ink mark on the memorial, two words appeared in Emperor Wei's mind: Not necessarily!
Such a wonderful reunion, why does it always have to be so...sigh.
Staring gloomily at the son in front of him for a long time, who didn't take his father's gloomy expression seriously, Emperor Wei shook his head and could only be defeated.
In fact, sometimes Emperor Wei felt quite helpless. There were obviously many ways for father and son to communicate and maintain relationships, but why did they choose this way?
Emperor Wei wanted to ask the son in front of him: As the commander-in-chief of nearly 200,000 Wei troops, who has made countless Chu people feel afraid, is it really that much fun for you to go home and scare me?
However, Emperor Wei did not ask in the end, because he knew very well that this was tantamount to asking for trouble and causing trouble for himself.
This scoundrel must have been my debt collector in his previous life.
Shaking his head, Emperor Wei coughed slightly to regain his composure, and then said calmly: "Hongrun, are you back?"
Zhao Hongrun frowned, maybe because his father's dull reaction could not satisfy him, maybe he originally thought that his father would jump into a rage.
"Ah, I'm back." Leaning on the dragon table and looking at the memorial in front of Emperor Wei, Zhao Hongrun said casually: "Didn't my father say last time that the child didn't come to Chui Gong Hall first to say hello after returning to Daliang? This is right.
My father is disrespectful, so after I returned to Daliang this time, I rushed to Chui Gong Palace without stopping... How about it, faster than the secret agents of the inner chamberlain?"
The last sentence is purely a joke.
"Hehehehe." Emperor Wei felt the feeling of heart blockage for the first time in a long time, and glanced at the eunuch Tong Xian next to him with some displeasure.
Although he didn't speak, Tong Xian still understood the meaning in His Majesty's eyes: This is the dereliction of duty of your chamberlain!
What a disaster...
The old eunuch Tong Xian also felt like he couldn't laugh or cry.
"Give me a seat."
In just a moment, Emperor Wei had already calmed down, looked at his son and asked, "King Lu Xi of Qi... has passed away?"
Zhao Hongrun waved his hand and dismissed a young eunuch who brought him a stool, indicating that he could just stand like this. At the same time, he said: "Yes, if this incident had not happened, the coalition forces would still be attacking Chu.
"
"It's a pity." Emperor Wei sighed slightly when he heard this, and said with emotion: "Lü Xi is a rare wise king, better than me."
"That's right." Zhao Hongrun agreed casually, and Emperor Wei suddenly choked up the second half of his sentence.
This scoundrel will cause trouble for me as soon as he comes back...
Originally I just wanted to humble myself and compliment the late King of Qi, Lu Xi, but my son's answer immediately changed the flavor of the sentence, and Emperor Wei felt depressed.
He waved his hand and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, I've seen you too. Go to Ningxiang Palace to say hello to your mother. Concubine Shen Shu has always been thinking about you two brothers."
Seeing that Emperor Wei was obviously impatient, Zhao Hongrun smiled and looked a little proud.
But before leaving, he had one more thing to report to Emperor Wei.
"Father, don't worry. I will leave soon. But before I leave, I have something to discuss with my father." With that, he told the story of his decision to build the Lianglu Canal with Shupan, the lord of Lu.
came out.
"Discuss? Are you discussing?"
Emperor Wei snorted coldly. After all, according to Zhao Hongrun, he and the leader of the Lu Kingdom had already negotiated general matters. What kind of negotiation was this?
It was just a matter of informing him.
"How could it be possible? No matter how much I discuss with the leader of the Lu Kingdom, the final decision must be made by your father. If my father doesn't agree, how can I dare to overstep my bounds?... But having said that, the construction of Liang Lu Canal is very important to me.
The Wei Dynasty has a hundred benefits and no harm. I believe that a wise king like my father can naturally see it. Right, my father?"
…
Emperor Wei stared at the son in front of him speechlessly. He said in his heart: I have told you everything, what else can I say to you?
But having said that, Emperor Wei did have a great interest in Liang Lu Qu, because it not only meant that Wei State could step up trade with Qi and Lu, but it was also a strong proof that Lu State relied on Wei State.
In this regard, the three ministers in the palace also held similar opinions, and they all believed that the construction of Lianglu Canal was of great significance.
After pondering for a moment, Emperor Wei asked: "Hongrun, have you discussed this matter with Hongzhao?"
"Brother Sixth Prince?" Zhao Hongrun was stunned, then shrugged and said: "Brother Sixth Prince is busy fighting civil war in Qi State at the moment... When he resolves the civil strife in Qi State, he will naturally fight with Lu State
The king will discuss this matter."
The State of Qi, as long as Ji Zhao is still alive, will be a stable ally of the State of Wei, and Zhao Hongrun will naturally not pull the State of Qi down.
However, his words attracted the attention of Emperor Wei. After all, Emperor Wei didn't know much about the civil strife in Qi.
"What's going on?"
"What else could happen?" Zhao Hongrun said sarcastically: "Is it nothing more than the words King Lu Xi of Qi made to support his loneliness before his death?"
With that said, he told Emperor Wei the situation at that time.
However, Emperor Wei did nod his head after listening: "Okay! Hong Zhao did a good job. A gentleman does not take advantage of others' danger. Lu Xi was kind to him, and he was grateful and repaid his kindness. This is what a man should do."
cut.
Zhao Hongrun curled his lips secretly, he didn't believe what his father said in such a scene.
He knew very well that the reason why his father said this was because the Wei State had no ability to take this opportunity to annex the Qi State. After all, the Wei State had not even cleaned up the mess in Song County, so how could they have any spare power to annex the Qi State.
Otherwise, haha.
Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and hummed as if he was smiling in fifty steps and laughing in hundred steps. After all, he had the idea of annexing Qi State a while ago, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not realistic, so he gave up.
At this time, Emperor Wei asked Zhao Hongrun again: "Hongrun, do you think Hongzhao can stand firm in Qi?"
"It should be possible." Zhao Hongrun thought for a moment and replied: "Not to mention that the Sixth Brother has the help of the Tian family in Linzi and has the status of a national relative to protect him... The Sixth Brother's intelligence alone is not enough for the Young Master Zhu Naji.
This incompetent son of King Lu Xi of Qi can be dealt with."
Emperor Wei thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I agree to Liang Luqu's matter." After saying that, he turned to Tong Xian, the eunuch, and said, "Tong Xian, send someone to inform Meng Wei, Minister of Industry, and call him
He will report this matter to the court tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Tong Xian nodded and responded.
Minister of the Ministry of Industry? Meng Wei?
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "Meng (Kui) Zuo Shilang has been promoted?"
Seeing that the Emperor of Wei still deliberately kept a straight face and showed no intention of explaining, Tong Xian smiled and replied: "Returning to His Royal Highness King Su, at the beginning of this year, Mr. Cao Zhi, the former Minister of Industry, resigned from office and retired. Mr. Cao
Before I returned to my hometown, I recommended Mr. Meng Wei, the Minister of Zuo."
"Oh." Zhao Hongrun nodded in relief, and then felt a little regretful. After all, he had a good impression of Cao Zhi, the former Minister of Industry.
Zhao Hongrun also felt very sorry for not being able to say goodbye to this old man in time.
Perhaps guessing Zhao Hongrun's thoughts, Tong Xian reminded him with a smile: "Your Highness King Su, Mr. Cao is from Liang, but he is not in the royal city, and his two young masters are also on duty in the Ministry of Industry... If His Highness King Su...
If you want to catch up with the old man, just go to South Street and look for Cao's Mansion in Yangliu Lane."
"That's a good feeling." Zhao Hongrun smiled and nodded.
At this time, Emperor Wei frowned angrily when he saw Zhao Hongrun and Tong Xian chatting happily.
He thought to himself, this is the Chui Gong Hall, a place where national affairs are handled. How can it be a teahouse and wine shop for you to chat?
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said: "Is there anything else important, my son?... If there is nothing important, please go back and say hello to your mother and concubine first, and don't bother me here."
"Well..." After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun looked left and right, with a bit of dissatisfaction on his face, and muttered: "I always feel... not very happy."
"..." Wei Tianzi's expression suddenly darkened.
In the hall, Lin Yuyang, Yu Ziqi and Tong Xian also had clear smiles on their faces.
Of course they understood what His Highness meant when he said he was not very happy.
This means that His Highness Prince Su is not satisfied with the fact that he failed to offend his father this time.
With a gloomy face, Emperor Wei mouthed an ultimatum to the son in front of him.